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Football Cup
Italy hosts the World Football Cup, but loses in the semi-final against Argentina at penalties. -
Mafia Attack
Paolo Borsellino and Giovanni Falcone, two Italian anti-Mafia magistrates, are assassinated by the mafia. -
Italy founded & becomes part of European Union
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Silvio Berlusconi becomes Prime Minister
Berlusconi was a media magnate & became Prime Minister for a rightist coalition. -
Romano Prodi becomes Prime Minister
Romano Prodi becomes Prime Minister for the Olive Tree coalition, he was voted into power with a lot support & help of the communists. -
Strage del Cermis
3 Italians died in the Cavalese cable car disaster, when a US EA-6B Prowler military jet hit the cables supporting the cable car. Pilots weren't found guilty by an American court. -
Koscovo War
Italy gets involved in the Kosovo War (which was a NATO-led aerial operation against Milosevic’s Serbia to try to stop genocide from occuring in Kosovo) The premier is Massimo D’Alema, of the post-communist Partito Democratico della Sinistra. -
Italian national Football team wins 4th FIFA World Cup
18th FIFA World Cup, Was held from June 9th to July 9th of 2006 in Germany. Italy won the tournament against France 5 to 3 in a penalty shootout in the final, after extra time finished in a 1 to 1 draw. Italy claimed their 4th World Cup title. -
lebanon war
Deployement the UNIFIL peace force after the 2006 Lebanon War & Italy's engagement is pivotal after -
Earthquake in L'Aquila
Earthquake strikes L’Aquila, 307 people are killed, about 65,000 were left homeless.
